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MASTER OF SCIENCEBUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONACCOUNTING AND TAXATION

Standard period of study: 4 semesters, full-time | Start: fall term | Degree title: Master of Science

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Master’s programme carries 120 ECTS credits and comprises a Core and

Advanced Section, a Specialisation Section, a Supplementary Section and a Master’s Thesis.

DEADLINE 15 June Deadline for all applications

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with an overall grade of at least 2.7 (German grade) in the

Bachelor’s degree. The degree must be worth at least 180 ECTS credits.

Fowolling subject-ralated requirements has to be fulfilled:

• At least 78 ECTS credits in the field of Business Administration and Economics

(of this at least 48 ECTS credits in Business Administration and 18 ECTS credits in Economics)

• At least 15 ECTS credits in Statistics and/or Mathematics

(methodological expertise only, no user expertise)

Language requirements: German language skills (C1) and English language skills (B2)

More information about admission requirements and selection procedure can be found on the

official website.

Specialisation Section 48 CP

SupplementarySection24 CP

Core and Advanced Section18 CP

*Total Number of CP: 120 CP = 4 Semester Standard Period of Study

Master‘s Thesis30 CP

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• Get inteninsive focuses on financial accounting and auditing,

international financial accounting, controlling and tax accounting

• Analyse current economic and legal questions and challenges

regarding business taxation, controlling, annual financial state-

ments analysis and accounting data.

• Deduce behavioural and practical patterns from theory

• Become an expert and competence leader in your field

• Establish contacts with potential employers during this pro-

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DETAILED INFORMATION & CONTACT

WiSo Student Service | Meister-Ekkehart-Str. 1 | D-50937 Köln

Tel.: +49 (0) 221/470-8818 | e-mail: wiso-beratung@uni-koeln.de

www.wiso.uni-koeln.de/en/studies

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Accounting and TaxationCONTENT: The primary focus is on the instruments of internal and external accounting, including tax

accounting. Essential elements of the curriculum include basic rules of depiction, incentive effects and

the information content of diverse instruments, the analysis of accounting data and impact analysis.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES: Attractive career prospects await graduates in ma-

nagement functions and in the specialist departments of corporations as well as, and above all, in jobs

with specialized service providers (auditing, tax and management consultancy, among others). Core

competences in accounting are moreover required for the wide-ranging and highly diverse professio-

nal profiles of the finance sector (corporate banking, investment banking, financial analysis and the

like). The M.Sc. Business Administration at the WiSo-Faculty of the University of Cologne widens your

knowledge gained in your bachelor studies and makes you an expert in your respective area. For many

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An advanced knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and business taxes plays a vital role in the management of any business.

Michael Overesch, Professor and Director Department of Business Administration and Corporate Taxation

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research and teaching, a master is indispensable. Furthermore, so-called “Master Fast Tracks” offer

the possibility of already taking classes relevant to future PHD-studies to distinguished scholars.

As the University of Cologne is state-funded, there are no tuition fees, just a biannual “semester

contribution” of slightly more than 250 euros, which includes the semester ticket for public transport

throughout North Rhine-Westphalia. So, with us, you can invest in an excellent education – and your

professional future – without paying a fortune.

INTERNATIONAL: Many of our courses are offered in English language. Therefore, it is possible to com-

plete your master‘s degree in English. For our Master of Science in Business Administration, a large num-

ber of different nationalities, interested in studying, apply. Thus, we ensure you to study in an international

as well as intercultural environment. We maintain cooperation with more than 130 partner universities

throughout the world, so it is easy for you to go a semester abroad. Or take part in one of our study tours

or other short programmes such as „WiSo@NYC“.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE: As a student of the WiSo Faculty, you benefit from an approach

that is based on theory and methods, combining both research and teaching with practical ele-

ments. The teaching at our faculty has benefited from many years of experience in working with

companies and visiting lecturers from different professional fields. Many of the visiting lec-

turers are professionals and managers who bring important industry experience to the pro-

grammes, resulting in sector-specific, up-to-date programme content for our students. This en-

sures that the programmes reflect the real world and that they thus combine the practical

and the theoretical, whilst also promoting knowledge-sharing between you and companies.

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